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The “H2 Roadmap for Lower Saxony” uses a transdisciplinary approach to examine how a hydrogen-based energy storage and conversion system of the future can be concretely designed in Lower Saxony, which technical options are advantageous, and what impact legal, environmental, and economic factors have. At the technical level, particular attention is given to the underground storage of hydrogen in cavern and porous storage facilities, both as an alternative and in combination with conversion processes for the production of chemical energy carriers.
The result is a comprehensive and holistic methodology for the design and evaluation of combinable hydrogen, storage, and conversion processes, which can be used to flesh out Lower Saxony’s implementation strategy. The results serve, on the one hand, to develop and assess specific hydrogen projects and, on the other hand, to estimate the overall economic potential in scenario analysis.
The project makes a significant contribution to the implementation of the North German Hydrogen Strategy. The objective agreed upon therein stipulates that by 2025, at least 500 MW of electrolysis capacity will be installed in Northern Germany (and thus integrated into the overall energy system). By 2030, this capacity is then to increase tenfold to 5 GW. The “H2 Roadmap for Lower Saxony” will provide valuable support in achieving these ambitious goals.